Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. ... The international prestige of the United States and the Soviet Union, extraordinarily increased by the end of the war as a result of the huge separation from other countries in the military, economic and political fields, contributed to strengthening of the international situation and the formation of a bipolar system of international relations. ... A certain amount of responsibility for rocked the confrontation between the USSR and...

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Shlaim throughout the Berlin Crisis was preoccupied with domestic politics. ... The blockade remained in existence so long because of Truman's tough political race and his uncertainty of reelection. ... Truman was overtly aware that the people of the United States rallied behind his doctrine, and wanted any and every nation to have a choice in their political happenings; however, he was also aware that the people of the United States were tired of war, and especially war for European benefit. The Berlin Crisis would not be resolved until Truman was sure of his political future. ... So...

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There were many problems; both political and economic, facing the Soviet Union in 1928 and the decision to launch the five-year plans must have been influenced in part by these. ... However, the economic reasons were secondary to the political needs of the communism. ... Before and throughout the five-year plans Stalin's propaganda machine created an image of Stalin following the Leninist' path, ridiculing the rightists who were bringing back capitalism' whilst further damaging the leftist world-wide revolution' for being irresponsible and unpatriotic. ...

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This essay seeks to examine the political relations between the leaders of Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union during and immediately following World War II. ... The Russian population was left starving, as an immense amount of damage was done to the Soviet Unions agricultural capabilities: 98,000 collective farms and 2,890 machine and tractor stations were sacked. ...

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As the bombs continued to fall and the fires continued burn a question arose from the rubble of what was once Germany. The question was how to deal with Germany. Germany was responsible for the start of World War II and they were partially responsible for the start of World War I. Since Germany has ...

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